Mineable Tar Sands Region-- Existing, Approved, and Proposed Projects

This map includes projects that have been proposed but not yet given approval (as of July, 2008). There currently is a 98+ percent approval rate from the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (formerly the Alberta Energy Utilities Board) for industrial development in the province. In pink are tar sands projects not yet approved but drawn up and conceptualized for proposal, light red areas already leased and approved for development but not yet developed, and dark red areas for existing footprints under continual development.